In march 2017 a webinar for potential applicants in the LEAP-Agri Call for Preliminary Proposals on ‘African European collaborative research on Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture and on Food and Nutrition Security’was organised. The webinar aimed at providing more information on the call, its requirements and application procedures. more: LEAP-Agri Call 2017: watch a livestream of the March webinar for applicants .

The Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI) in Toulouse is launching its second call to hire high-level Post-docs interested in pursuing one of several projects. Research at CBI aims at understanding fundamental biological processes, including genome dynamics and expression, morphogenesis and animal development, and cognition and behavior. CBI offers a highly stimulating, multidisciplinary environment and Post-docs will benefit from in-house scientific and complementary training. more: Funding Opportunities - Post-Doc Program.

The Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme was launched in 2016 and offers funding opportunities to African Higher Education Institutions to support measures that enhance the mobility of African students (Master/Doctorate) and university staff within the continent. The scheme is funded under the Pan-African Programme of the European Union and is managed by the EACEA in close collaboration with the African Union Commission. more: 2017 Call for Proposals of the 'Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme'.

The 'Africa-EU Partnership: renewed impetus' initiative was included in the 2017 Commission Work Programme for the preparation of the EU's strategic objectives and priorities in its relations with Africa in view of the 5th Africa-EU Summit scheduled to take place in November 2017 in Cote d'Ivoire. The primary objective of the initiative will be to put forward proposals to increase the effectiveness of the EU as global actor by consolidating its engagement with Africa on the path to the Summit. more: 'Africa-EU Partnership: renewed impetus' initiative – download the roadmap & have your say!.

This gender initiative was set in the 2016 Annual Action Programme of the Global Public Good and Challenges (GPGC) adopted last year (C(2016)8086), under its component "Delivering access to affordable, sustainable, reliable and modern energy". more: Call for proposals “Women & Sustainable Energy” .

The workshop 'Interdisciplinary Remote Sensing, Modeling, and Validation of Environmental Processes' is primarily sponsored by the International Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL). It aims at enabling a transfer of knowledge, capacity, and results developed under major international research programs/projects to young professionals and graduate students in West Africa. more: Call for Applications: COSPAR Capacity Building Workshop 2017.

This call for proposals provides funding to actions that support junior to mid-career researchers to train and develop their clinical research skills. Application for an EDCTP Career Development Fellowship has to be submitted by the prospective fellow in conjunction with and on behalf of their proposed host organisation. The applicant must be an organisation with an established legal entity in sub-Saharan Africa. more: EDCTP Call 'Career Development Fellowships'.

The East Africa Postharvest Technologies Competition 2017 (EAPTC-2017) aims to identify scalable post-harvest technologies in East Africa for dissemination. It will select top 50 scalable technologies from successful entries and offer them accelerated training on scaling up and pitching. 25 outstanding participants in the accelerated training will have the chance to showcase and pitch to potential partners in a special session at the East Africa Postharvest Technologies Fair set for May 2017. more: Call for Entries: The East Africa Postharvest Technologies Competition 2017.

Many countries are facing similar challenges in the field of mineral raw materials as the EU, including dependence on supply of raw material from international markets, shortage of knowledge on raw materials for decision making by authorities, industry, financial sector etc. Understanding of the global nature of raw materials value chains and ensuring sustainable supply of primary and secondary raw materials for the EU requires knowledge of materials flows at a global level. more: Current Horizon 2020 Call 'Raw materials international co-operation'.

Winning a research grant from the European Commission is no 'easy money': The Horizon 2020 grant application success rate drops to 10.7 per cent, according to an analysis of the first 2 years of Horizon 2020. The chances of securing a grant are now around half what they were in FP7, Science|Business pointed out in an article yesterday. The Commission emphasises the ever growing interest in EU research funding: In 2015 there was an increase in proposals by 25% compared to 2014. more: New Analysis Report reveals tough competition for Horizon 2020 funds.

Germany and South Africa have extended their vocational training cooperation by three years. At a meeting of the German-South African Working Group on Vocational Training in Berlin, two high ranking representatives from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the South African Ministry of Higher Education and Training signed a corresponding agreement. This will continue the successful cooperation of the past years. more: South Africa and Germany extend Vocational Education Agreement.

LE STUDIUM Institute for Advanced Studies has launched its call for applications of the Smart Loire Valley Programme Campaign 2017. Deadline for the submission of applications is 9 February 2017. This call is open to all research disciplines and offers post-doctoral fellowships for international experienced researchers in region Centre-Val de Loire laboratories. more: Le Studium 'Smart Loire Valley Fellowship Programme'.

Yesterday, the Eighth Forum of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership was officially opened in Lusaka by the President of the Republic of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu. The biennial Forum will take place in the Zambian capital until 9 November. It is one of the biggest conferences on infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. The conference is organised in partnership with the Ministry of Health of Zambia. more: Eighth EDCTP Forum starts in Lusaka.

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) together with the UK’s Medical Research Council (UKMRC), whose contribution is provided by the UK’s Newton Fund, has announced a R9 million funding opportunity to foster innovation in addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The research will be conducted through partnerships between South African and UK researchers, with the possibility of researchers from other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa also participating. more: Newton Fund call for UK-South Africa partnership grants to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) .

On 20 October 2016, the European Commission has launched a public stakeholder consultation which will feed into the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, the EU's €77 billion research and innovation funding scheme running from 2014 to 2020. This interim evaluation will help improve the functioning of Horizon 2020, and will also be an important element in preparations of a next EU research and innovation programme. more: Happy with Horizon 2020? Have your say!.

The World Bank is announcing a global call for big data solutions and prototypes that address climate change-related issues pertaining to food security, nutrition, landscapes, forestry and watersheds. This Innovation Challenge is open to individuals, students and entrepreneurs as well as start-ups, university labs, private companies, nonprofits and public sector agencies legally established in member countries of the World Bank Group. more: World Bank Big Data Innovation Challenge.

The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) currently offers fellowship grants to junior, mid-career and senior researchers. EDCTP also funds coordination and support actions that aim to support sub-Saharan African countries to develop robust national medicines regulatory systems and capacities for ethical review of clinical research. Learn more about the latest opportunities. more: Update on EDCTP Funding Opportunities.

WASCAL, the 'West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use' offers small research grants of between 5,000 to 10,000 euros to groups of individuals, especially young scientists drawn from academia, research and policy institutions, and government, to conduct research in Climate Change thematic areas. more: WASCAL Small Research Grants on Climate Change in West Africa.

The aim of this competition by the UK Department for International Development is to increase the pace and scale of uptake of agricultural innovation by farmers in developing countries. Projects should focus on one of three categories: early-stage technical feasibility; industrial research; or late-stage experimental development. Project leaders must be UK businesses or research organisations. Projects should include at least one consortium member from an eligible developing country. more: UK Department for International Development: Competition 'Agri-Tech Catalyst for Developing Countries'.

European Union–led research partnerships have played a key role in mobilising and aligning international efforts and financing to tackle global challenges, such as combatting infectious diseases, ensuring food security, and fighting climate change. This is the main conclusion of the European Commission's second progress report on the strategy for EU international cooperation in research and innovation, which was published on 13 October 2016. more: EU international research cooperation helps reach solutions to global challenges.

On 3 October 2016, the EU and South Africa signed a 'Declaration of Intent on Marine Research and Innovation Cooperation'. It aims to develop a common understanding and deepen scientific knowledge of marine ecosystems and encourage research collaboration. The Declaration was signed on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 1st EU-South Africa Science and Technology Agreement, which was celebrated at the margins of the International Conferences on Research Infrastructures (ICRI 2016). more: EU and South Africa join forces to better understand oceans and climate.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has published regulations governing the granting of a German-African Innovation Incentive Award. The announcement was made within the framework of the German Government's Strategy for the Internationalisation of Science and Research. more: German-African Innovation Incentive Award.

The Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards programme began in 2009 and is part of a holistic and deliberate strategy by the African Union Commission to popularize Science, Technology and Innovation in the continent. The programme seeks to empower African scientists, celebrate their achievements and to promote efforts that transform scientific research into sustainable developments. The call for applications opened on 3 August and will close on 31 October 2016. more: African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards 2016 Edition.

The Africa Region of the World Bank Group is relaunching its fellowship program for Ph.D. students from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fellows will spend a minimum of six months at the World Bank offices in Washington, D.C. or in a Sub-Saharan country, getting hands-on experience in development work. They will benefit from research and innovation in multiple sectors, and work on economic policy, technical assistance, and lending. Deadline for the first round of applications is 30 September 2016. more: World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program.

Are you a scientist, entrepreneur, or a passionate problem solver interested in helping produce more food with less water in developing countries? Do you have a piloted innovation that you seek to share with others, highlight before experts, publicise, and accelerate? Government bodies and agencies from the United States, The Netherlands, Sweden and South Africa have officially opened the 4th Global Call for Innovations 'Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development'. more: Open Call for Innovations: 'Securing Water for Food. A Grand Challenge for Development'.

The MasterCard Foundation and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) will collaborate to test new models of agricultural education in Africa. The eight year commitment of US$ 27.1 Million from The MasterCard Foundation will focus on smallholder farmers, connecting university education to the needs of rural communities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and development. more: The MasterCard Foundation and RUFORUM invest in Innovative Agricultural Training in Africa.

The Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, located in Nairobi, Kenya, is a shared agricultural research and biosciences platform that exists to increase access for African researchers to affordable, world-class research facilities. The BecA-ILRI Hub capacity building program is branded The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF). more: The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund 2016/2017 – Call for Applications.

As the Africa-EU-Partnership reports, the European Commission yesterday announced the adoption of the third Annual Action Programme of its Pan-African Programme. Amounting to 29 M€, the projects launched meet priorities set up in the Road Map adopted by African and European Heads of States and Governments in 2014. more: New EU support to cross-regional initiatives in Africa .

On 25 July 2016, the European Research Council (ERC) announced its 2017 grant competitions with a total budget of around €1.8 billion, the highest ever since the ERC's inception in 2007. The ERC grants, part of the EU's research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, support ambitious researchers from anywhere in the world, who are ready to carry out their research projects in the EU or associated countries. more: European Research Council to invest record budget in 2017.

Today, the European Commission announced an investment of €8.5 billion to be released during 2017 into research and innovation, following an update to the Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding programme. The updated Work Programme introduces important novelties: A particularly important change is the introduction of open research data in all new Horizon 2020 calls. more: Update of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2017.

As part of the 5-year 'Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa' programme, the International Council for Science (ICSU), in partnership with the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC) have launched a call for pre-proposals on 'Understanding the Energy - Health - Natural Disasters nexus in the urban context in Africa.' more: Call for Pre-Proposals: Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa .

The High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on food security and nutrition has been created as part of the reform of the international governance of food security to advise the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) which is the foremost intergovernmental and international platform dealing with food security and nutrition. This month, the 10th Report on 'Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition' has been published, tackling the key question 'What roles for livestock?'. more: High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition: HLPE Report #10.

The African Union Commission has received funds from the European Commission for the implementation of the African Union Research Grants II Programme. The AUC now invites teams of individual consultants to submit their CVs. The main task of the assessment team will be to evaluate proposals submitted for funding under the African Union Research Grants II call. The assessor team to be recruited will consist of 6 assessors plus a team Leader. It is estimated that some 400 proposals may be received. more: AUC invites Expresion of Interest by potential Assessors for Proposals under the African Union Research Grants .

The purpose of this consultation is to invite the views and opinions of stakeholders, experts active in the field and the wider public on the implementation of the Second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme (EDCTP2) during the first three years of operation (2014-2016). These views and opinions will contribute to the interim evaluation of the EDCTP2 programme, carried out by the European Commission with the assistance of independent experts. more: Public consultation on the implementation of EDCTP2 from 2014 to 2016.

In 2016, EDCTP will launch nine calls for proposals to support clinical research and related activities. These calls are worth approximately € 138.6 M in research against poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases. The launch of these calls follows from the approval of the EDCTP work plan for 2016 by the European Commission and the General Assembly of the EDCTP Association. more: Announcement of EDCTP 2016 Calls for Proposals.

AuthorAID is a free international research community based at INASP. It is supported by the UK Department for International Development and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. AuthorAID helps researchers in developing countries to publish and otherwise communicate their work. The 2016 grants support researchers who a)have an accepted abstract or proposal to present at a conference or b) would like to organise a workshop on a topic related to research communication. more: Call for Applications: AuthorAID Travel Grants and Workshop Grants 2016 .

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is sponsoring a competition for young African entrepreneurs (age <40) to showcase their business innovations in agribusiness at the RUFORUM Biennial Conference in October 2016. The winners will have their expenses paid for travel to the conference in Cape Town, and a cash award. Submissions are invited in English or French before 30 July 2016. more: Young African Entrepreneurs Competition – Innovation in Agribusiness.

The Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA) is launching the 2nd Edition of its SCIENCE BY WOMEN programme, with the aim to promote African women’s leadership in scientific research and technology transfer and to foster the capacity of the research centres in their home countries. To achieve this goal, FMxA collaborates with the Spanish ‘Severo Ochoa’ Centres of Excellence. Each of the seven centres will host one senior woman researcher from Africa for a six-month fellowship. more: 2nd Edition of the 'Science by Women' Programme: Research Fellowships at Spanish Centres of Excellence.

The South African Department of Science and Technology will be hosting the second Science Forum South Africa during 8-9 December 2016. The Forum will again serve as a large, open, public platform for debating the science and society interface. SFSA2016 are calling for thematic session proposals for the Forum. The deadline for the submission of proposals is Friday, 15 July 2016. more: Science Forum South Africa 2016: Call for thematic session proposals.

The African Union Commission has launched phase 2 of the African Union Research Grants programme with an open call for proposals for Research and Innovation in Africa supported by the European Union. The call supports research on: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) with particular attention on Sustainable Intensification. more: African Union Research Grants II – 2016 Call for Proposals.

The Food & Business Applied Research Fund offers grants for applied research contributing to food security in the partner countries of Dutch international cooperation (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Yemen). The main applicant should be a public or private organisation in one of these countries, working with one or more research partners in Netherlands or the partner country. more: Call for Proposals: Food and Business Applied Research.

The Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) is a NEPAD programme for collaborative research, development, and innovation addressing challenges in health and nutrition in Southern Africa. The SANBio/BioFISA II Programme invites research institutions, universities, private sector organisations, and NGOs in eligible countries to apply for flagship projects. Flagship projects should emphasis the later stages of the biosciences value-chain, and have the ability to scale up. more: Call for Concept Notes: BioFISA II Programme Flagship Projects.

You are invited to respond to a call for participation to attend the EU-AU-IIASA Evidence and Policy Workshop 'Water-Energy-Food nexus' that will take place at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) site in Ispra (Italy), from 30 August to 2 September 2016. The event is to connect African and European scientists and policymakers to learn together how to better use evidence for policy-making. Travel expenses and accommodation for successful applicants from Africa will be covered. more: Call for participation in EU-AU-IIASA Evidence and Policy Workshop.

EuroScience has been given the opportunity by the Robert Bosch Foundation to open a Call for Travel Grants to support African researchers (or exceptional research administrators) with their travel, registration and accommodation costs to attend ESOF 2016 in Manchester from 23-27 July 2016. more: Travel grants for African researchers to attend ESOF 2016.

Become a 'Green Talent', promote your research in Germany and benefit from an exclusive network of excellent green researchers! The competition aims to encourage 'Green Talents' from all over the world to cooperate with research institutions and companies in Germany. Thus you become part of a global, interdisciplinary network of highly talented researchers who are pursuing a common goal: to develop solutions for a sustainable future. more: Green Talents: Competition for Young Researchers in Sustainable Development .

M-ERA.NET is an EU funded network to support and increase the coordination of European research and innovation programmes and related funding in materials science and engineering. The M-ERA.NET Call 2016 opened on 15 March 2016. 35 funding agencies from 26 countries participate with a preliminary total budget of around 40 million €, including an EU contribution. The aim is to fund ambitious transnational RTD projects addressing materials research and innovation. more: M-ERA.NET CALL 2016 – open to participation from South Africa.

A Call for Proposals of the programme 'Engaging civil society in Pan-African issues' was launched on 11 March 2016, with a total available budget of EUR 20 million. Financed under the Pan-African Programme of the European Commission, the project aims at supporting the contribution of civil society organisations (CSOs) to continental decision- and policy making processes in Africa. Learn more on the website of the Africa-EU Partnership. more: Call for Proposals 'Engaging civil society in Pan-African issues'.

The ESRC and National Research Foundation (NRF) invite collaborative projects between the UK and South Africa which can offer additional value to existing programmes of education research, and contribute to the economic development and welfare of South Africa and Africa more broadly. Each project will require both a UK and a South African principal investigator. more: ESRC-NRF Newton call for collaborative research – Higher Education in Africa.

Are you aged between 21 and 26 and proactive about finding solutions to the world’s most pressing problems? Apply now for your chance to be one of 16 Young Leaders at EDD 2016, speak on a high-level panel, and showcase your development work to global audiences. Young Leaders are also invited to take part in activities and workshops, share their views, draft recommendations and meet with development decision-makers from around the world. more: Young Leaders @ EDD2016.

ESASTAP 2020 is the newest addition to a line of projects that have contributed to advancing science, technology and innovation cooperation between the EU and South Africa since 2005. It was launched on 25 February 2016 and builds on three previous project iterations: ESASTAP, ESASTAP2 and ESASTAP Plus. The ESASTAP project series has been instrumental in enhancing the success of the South Africa-EU STI cooperation. Over time it has established close ties with the JSTCC and other stakeholders. more: South Africa-EU Cooperation: Kick off Meeting for ESASTAP 2020 .

The South African Department of Science and Technology calls for Expression of Interest (EoI) of the members of the South African National System of Innovation (companies, science councils and universities) who have an interest in participating in the EUREKA Innovation Week 2016 event organised by EUREKA under the chairmanship of the Swedish Government. The event will take place in Stockholm, Sweden from 25 to 29 April 2016 and focus on 'Smart Cities - Sustainable and Attractive Communities'. more: Join the South African Delegation to participate in the 'Eureka Innovation Week 2016' (Stockholm, 25-29 April).

A feature article in the January issue of the 'international research update' – the European Commission's magazine for international research cooperation – highlights the latest developments in Africa-EU science, technology and innovation cooperation: According to the magazine the African Union Commission is preparing to launch the first two calls of the African Union Research Grants (AURG) programme in early 2016 & 2017 with a budget of 8 billion EUR each. Learn more: African Union Research Grants 2016 & 2017 and more....

The European Commission and the Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research organised an 'EU-Egypt Innovation Day' on 8 February 2016 in Cairo to raise Egyptian awareness of EU Research &Innovation programmes. The event also aimed at creating cooperation opportunities and new networks between public/private sciences, technology and innovation players from Europe and Egypt. more: EU-Egypt Innovation Day brings together stakeholders.

This newest edition of the ‘statistical portrait’ presents, in 100 pages, a broad comparison between the situation of the European Union, including EFTA members and Candidate Countries, and the African Union and its member states. The publication is jointly produced by Eurostat and the Statistics Division of the African Union Commission. With data up to and including the year 2014, it includes various domains such as demography, health, education, national accounts, trade, and more. more: The European Union and the African Union – A Statistical Portrait.

A 40 minutes educational film published today by the International Centre for development oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA) portrays the Public-Private Partnership set-up between the 2SCALE project, Nigerian Breweries/Heineken and Psaltry, a Nigerian company making starch from cassava roots. The Netherlands-funded 2SCALE project is one of the largest agribusiness incubators in Africa, working with farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs in 8 countries. more: Roots to Empowerment.

LINK! is a newsletter produced by the delegation of the European Union to the African Union. It captures the highlights of the Africa-EU Partnership and explores the priorities set out in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy; each issue focuses on one particular priority. This edition has a special focus on migration and reports on the conclusions of the Valletta Summit. more: LINK! 24th Edition of the newsletter on the Africa-EU Partnership.

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has launched a new, open Call for proposals in the area of Ebola. This Call, the second under the Ebola+ programme, provides an opportunity to capture emerging scientific advances and to progress those rapidly into healthcare interventions. As such, the key deliverables of projects funded under the Ebola+ programme must be outputs that will increase our preparedness to react to future outbreaks of Ebola and other filoviral haemorrhagic fevers. more: IMI 2 Call 8 'Ebola and other filoviral haemorrhagic fevers (Ebola+) programme: future outbreaks' now open .

The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) aims to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as well as other poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. At the Science Forum South Africa 2015, EDCTP received a Science Diplomacy Award. more: EDCTP receives Science Diplomacy Award at South African Science Forum.

African research and education network associations the UbuntuNet Alliance, ASREN and WACREN have partnered with their European counterpart GÉANT in a €26.6m EU co-funded project to provide dedicated high-speed internet all over Africa. This follows the success of the AfricaConnect project which contributed to the creation of the UbuntuNet – the high-speed network for research and education in Eastern and Southern Africa – between 2011 and 2015. more: Africa-EU internet boosted by €26.6m investment for science and education.

Researchers and innovators from Tunisia will now be able to participate in Horizon 2020, the EU's framework programme for research and innovation, under the same conditions as their counterparts from EU Member States and other 13 associated countries. The agreement associating Tunisia to Horizon 2020 was signed on 1 December 2015. more: Tunisia joins Horizon 2020, the EU's Research and Innovation Programme.

Africa is in the focus of a feature article in the latest issue of the 'international research update', the European Commission's magazine for international research cooperation, including current projects, events and funding opportunities. more: Update on EU-Africa Cooperation .

The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to provide funding for actions that aim to support regional networking in sub-Saharan Africa and with Europe in order to build and strengthen regional, national, institutional and individual capacities to conduct clinical trials in line with the International Conference on Harmonization guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP). more: Call: EDCTP Regional Networks.

CAAST-Net Plus will host a workshop on 'Africa-EU Cooperation in Food and Nutrition Security' in South Africa on 26 November 2015. The event is organised by a CAAST-Net Plus partner, the French Research Institute for Development (IRD), and held in conjunction with the Africa Techno Forum taking place from 23-27 November in Johannesburg and Pretoria. more: CAAST-Net Plus will host Food Security Workshop at Africa Techno 2015.

A new booklet published by the European Commission highlights some of the many fascinating projects through which the EU and Africa are currently innovating side by side. Each one, an opportunity to learn from one another: paving the way for deeper, mutually beneficial cooperation in the future. more: EU-Africa cooperation in science, technology and innovation.